Any gardener knows how good leaf mulch is for gardens so every autumn we have fun collecting leaves in the garden. As well as the apple, plum, apricot trees and vine in the garden we have cherry and pear trees overhanging so there are a lot of leaves at this time of year! The children get to use tools such as a rake to help collect up the leaves, we put them into big tubs and then work together to carry them to the leaf pile near the compost. We talk about the noise the leaves make and try to identify which trees the leaves came from. It's great for helping children to learn about the seasons. They also love looking into the compost bin to see how stinky it is and count all the worms!
